
expense
词源
源自中古英语,来自古法语 'expense',基于拉丁语 'expensa'(花费),源自 'expendere'(支付,花费)。
noun
❶ 指花费的钱财或资源,通常用于商业或个人财务中表示某项支出或开销。
“The company will cover all travel expenses for the conference.”
(公司将承担参加会议的所有差旅费用。)
“We need to cut down on unnecessary expenses this month.”
(这个月我们需要减少不必要的开支。)
❶ 指为达成某目的而付出的代价或牺牲,可以是金钱、时间或精力等。
“She achieved success at the expense of her personal life.”
(她以牺牲个人生活为代价取得了成功。)
“The new policy benefits some at the expense of others.”
(新政策以牺牲某些人的利益为代价使另一些人受益。)
verb
❶ 将某项开支记入账目或报销,通常用于会计或财务操作中。
“You can expense the meal as a business cost.”
(你可以把这顿饭作为业务费用报销。)
“All client entertainment must be properly expensed.”
(所有客户招待费用必须正确入账。)
常见短语
at the expense of — 表示以某种牺牲或代价来获得某物,常用于描述权衡取舍的情况。
“He built his career at the expense of his health.”
(他以健康为代价建立了自己的事业。)
spare no expense — 表示不惜一切代价或花费,通常用于强调愿意投入大量资源达成目标。
“They spared no expense to make the wedding perfect.”
(他们不惜一切代价让婚礼完美。)